Enrollment
343
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA LOCAL·NCES 390481403124
Columbia Middle School
13646 W River Rd, Columbia Station, OH 44028 · (440) 236-5741 · Lorain County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Ohio public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
230 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 20% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Columbia Middle School→Columbia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Columbia Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
72.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 71.4% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 72.4% |
| 2021-22 | 71.6% | 76.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Columbia Middle School
Columbia Middle School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Middle School this school | 343 | 67.1% | 73.9% |
| Roberts Middle School Cuyahoga Falls | 372 | 60.5% | 51.6% |
| Schrop Intermediate School Akron | 382 | 73.3% | 58.2% |
| Urbana Junior High School Urbana | 387 | 63.0% | 52.6% |
| Bolich Middle School Cuyahoga Falls | 508 | 63.8% | 57.4% |
| Garfield Middle School Lakewood | 457 | 56.9% | 65.9% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Columbia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #140 of 316 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #259 of 637 ▼ 1 | #10 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #183 of 637 ▲ 35 | #5 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #142 of 629 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #440 of 654 | #16 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #154 of 577 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #273 of 579 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #29 of 319 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.5% | #47 of 169 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
+81 (+31%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 343 | 23.3 | 14.7:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 22.3 | 13.8:1 | 78% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 50% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 20 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 21.5 | 13.4:1 | 67% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 61% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 36% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 12% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 20 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (287 to 343); teachers up 8% (21.5 to 23.3).
About Columbia Middle School
Columbia Middle School is a small middle school in Columbia Station, Ohio. Enrollment stands at 343 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That is 29% below the average of about 482 students for middle schools in Ohio.
Columbia Local is the local district for Columbia Middle School. It runs 3 schools with 1,040 students.
At Columbia Middle School, 82% of students are White. The remaining students are 10% Asian and 4% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
Teacher count: 23.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.7:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lorain County is 33%.
Columbia Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Ohio public middle schools.
Columbia Middle School is in the top 10% of Ohio schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.5%. The school's actual rate is 73.9%, 10.4 points higher.
American Community Survey estimates for Lorain County show that median household income comes to about $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 92, with about 42,516 students.
Of the public schools around it, Columbia Middle School is closest to Copopa Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 78.8%; Columbia Middle School's is 73.9%, ranking 5th of 6.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 262 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 343 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 13.1:1 to 14.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia Local
- Copopa Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 273 students
Other schools in Columbia Station
- Copopa Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 273 students
Other Columbia Middle schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Columbia Middle. Columbia Middle School is the 9th largest of the 11.
- Columbia Middle SchoolGrovetown, GA · 903 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMOSES LAKE, WA · 875 students
- Columbia MiddleAdelanto, CA · 754 students
- Columbia MiddleSunnyvale, CA · 697 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolAURORA, CO · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Copopa Elementary School0.0 mi · 424
- Columbia High School0.4 mi · 273
- Strongsville Academy3.1 mi · 65
- Surrarrer Elementary School3.4 mi · 399
- Olmsted Falls Intermediate Building3.8 mi · 507
- Olmsted Falls High School3.8 mi · 1,228
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbia Middle School?
Columbia Middle School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 05-08.
Is Columbia Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbia Middle School?
At Columbia Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Columbia Middle School public or private?
Columbia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.